prestidigitation
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Still, the biggest act of prestidigitation is yet to come, and actually occurs after Pence provides his proof texts.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023
We may never see a more masterful display of constitutional prestidigitation.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2021
Like the similar reanimation of the young Kurt Russell in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” it’s an impressive bit of CGI prestidigitation.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2017
“Now You See Me’s” Jesse Eisenberg engages a bit of prestidigitation on a new “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2016
In fact, on replacing the poignard by one of the gold needles used by physicians for acupuncture, it would be possible to dispense with prestidigitation.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various
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